By Myra Bean

The long-awaited game between South Panola and Colquitt County High School of Moultrie, Ga. is on the horizon.

Buses and carloads of fans will pull out sometime within the next 24 hours for the eight-to-nine hour trip to south Georgia.

Both teams entered the season nationally-ranked. South Panola at No. 4 and 5 and the Packers at No. 40.

The Tigers are undisputedly the No. 1 ranked team in Mississippi while Colquitt holds the No. 5 spot in Georgia 5A.

Though the game will not be televised live, fans will have a chance to watch the game live on the internet.

ihigh.com has set up a video streaming site for fans to watch the game at no charge. Go to www.ihigh.com/packers and click under announcements.

Fans will still be able to listen to color commentator Judge George Carlson through WBLE, 100.5 FM which is streamed through www.panola.com.

Hundreds of Tigers fans are expected to make the trip to Georgia for the 11:45 a.m. kickoff.

The Moultrie Chamber of Commerce is welcoming all game-goers with a pre-game lunch at the Middle School for $8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern time.

South Panola opened the season last Saturday with a 38-0 shutout of Petal. Colquitt opened the season with an upset loss to Cook County 15-9.

The game is drawing coverage as the “inter-state high school football matchup.”

Colquitt is coached by former Hoover, Ala. coach Rush Propst who holds a 191-70 record.

Propst relayed his excitement about the game to Hercules Sports Management and said, “Anytime that you can play a top 10 team nationally at your place is very exciting… I can truthfully say that South Panola has not gotten the national credit that they deserve. I have had success in my career with big match-ups like this, but it will be a first for this team.

“We are inviting Mississippi’s best, so this game will showcase what I think will be some of the most exciting football in the nation,” Propst continued.